Allan Taylor – Robin Hood chords

[Intro]
Am  G  D  Em  Am  G  Am
C   G  D  Em  Am  G  Am

[Verse]
                     G            D          EmOh, there's many one sings of the grass, the grass
    Am       G            AmAnd many one sings of the corn
    C          G       D          EmBut those that sing of good Robin Hood
     Am           G      AmKnow little where he was born

[Verse]
                G        D        Em       Am        G    AmOh, William was large of limb and life and come 'pon he'd agreed
    C      G       D       Em      Am          G        AmAnd he has gone to Earl Richard to serve for a meat and fee

[Verse]
             G       D        Em        Am      G      AmEarl Richard had one daughter dear, the fairest in the land
    C       G      D          Em   Am      G       AmAnd William he has courted her, to ask her for her hand

[Instrumental]
Am  G  D  Em  Am  G  Am

[Verse]
             G      D          Em          Am            G       AmOh, would my father should get word what's passed 'tween you and me
  C         G         D      Em          Am       G    AmBefore that he should eat or drink, he'd hang you to a tree
                 G         D     Em      Am           G         AmWhen nine months they were at an end and eight months they were gone
      C       G        D    Em     Am     G     AmYoung William took his lady fair unto the wood alone

[Verse]
           G        D        Em       Am       G      AmFor he was large of limb and life and held her in his arms
      C       G     D          Em   Am       G         AmShe's born to him a fine young son among the leaves so green

[Instrumental]
Am  G  D  Em  Am  G  Am
C   G  D  Em  Am  G  Am

[Verse]
               G         D           Em    Am    G      AmWhen night was gone, the day did come, the sun began to peep
C      G          D       Em       Am      G      AmUp and raised the Earl Richard out of your drowsy sleep

[Verse]
           G       D     Em     Am      G       AmHe called upon his merry men by one, by two, by three
    C        G          D        Em         Am        G       AmOh, what has come of my daughter dear, that she's not come to me

[Verse]
                G          D          Em         Am         G      AmThey sought her fore, they sought her back, they sought her up and down
     C         G      D          Em    Am        G          AmThey found her in the good green wood, nursing a fine young son

[Instrumental]
Am  G  D  Em  Am  G  Am

[Verse]
             G        D       Em   Am         G     AmEarl Richard took the baby boy and kissed him tenderly
        C       G        D      Em         Am       G       Am"Though I would see your father hung, your mother's dear to me"

[Verse]
              G        D      Em        Am       G      AmHe kissed him once and twice again, "My grandson I thee claim
    C     G           D          Em        Am         G       AmAnd Robin Hood in the good green wood, and that shall be your name"

[Verse]
                     G            D          EmOh, there's many one sings of the grass, the grass
    Am       G            AmAnd many one sings of the corn
    C          G       D          EmBut those that sing of good Robin Hood
     Am           G      AmKnow little where he was born